Stops at Veterans Museum in Balboa Park, Oceanside vets association

An outreach and advocacy project call the Defend Freedom Veterans’ Bus Tour will roll through San Diego County on Saturday.

From 10 to 11 a.m., the bus and its occupants will be at the Veteran’s Museum & Memorial Park, 2115 Park Blvd.

Then, the group will be at the offices of Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave., in Oceanside until 3 p.m.

The tour, organized by Virginia-based Concerned Veterans for America, is intended to highlight the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs claims backlog, Pentagon spending reform and the national debt as a security concern.

According to the group’s website, high-profile veterans are along for the ride, including Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, who served as a Marine in Afghanistan. But a spokesman said Meyer will not be at the San Diego stops.

The three-week bus tour is scheduled to also stop in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina.